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Brooklyn Babylon -- A charismatic rapper falls in love with a young Jewish girl despite the confines of her religious background.

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Director:
Marc Levin
Writers:
Marc Levin
Bonz Malone
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Release Date:
17 August 2001 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama | Music | Romance See more »
Plot:
A charismatic rapper falls in love with a young Jewish girl despite the confines of her religious background. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
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User Reviews:
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Cast

  (in credits order)
Tariq Trotter ... Solomon, Member of The Lions

Karen Starc ... Sara (as Karen Goberman)
Bonz Malone ... Scratch

David Vadim ... Judah
Rahzel ... Narrator
Earl Contaste ... Ras Don
Carol Woods ... Cislyn

Slick Rick ... Buddah
Mad Cobra ... Key Bouncer
Camille Cruse ... Cindy

Ahmir-Khalib Thompson ... Member of The Lions
James 'Kamal' Gray ... Member of The Lions
Leonard 'Hub' Hubbard ... Member of The Lions
Kyle 'Scratch' Jones ... Member of The Lions
Mina Bern ... Nanna

Joanne Baron ... Aunt Rose

Olek Krupa ... Uncle Vlad

Daniel Sauli ... Abe (as Daniel Serafini-Sauli)
Steve 'Simcha' Gottlieb ... Sara's Father
Spragga Benz ... Himself
Yossi Piamenta ... Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alasha Bartley ... Clubgoer
Flo Brown ... Clubgoer

Vernon Campbell ... Bouncer
Tara Duvivier ... Clubgoer

Robert Galinsky ... Fanatic Hassidic Jew
Shawn Gee ... Clubgoer
Derreck D. Johnson ... Clubgoer
Dave Lui ... Clubgoer
Matthew Maysonet ... Clubgoer
Ali Merhi ... Ali AKbar
Eric Raphael ... Clubgoer

Richard Stratton ... Police Officer

Leah Yananton ... Coney Island Girl
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Directed by
Marc Levin 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Marc Levin 
Bonz Malone 
Pam Widener 

Produced by
Joanne Baron .... co-producer
Alex Gibney .... executive producer
Henri M. Kessler .... producer
Bonz Malone .... associate producer
Jake Myers .... co-producer
Rich Nichols .... co-producer
David Peipers .... executive producer
John Sloss .... executive producer
Ezra Swerdlow .... producer
Lisa West .... associate producer
 
Cinematography by
Mark Benjamin 
 
Film Editing by
Emir Lewis 
 
Casting by
Brett Goldstein 
 
Production Design by
Andrea Stanley 
 
Set Decoration by
Chryss Hionis 
 
Costume Design by
Jacki Roach 
 
Makeup Department
Lacey Cope .... assistant makeup artist
Nuria Sitja .... makeup department head
 
Production Management
Becky Glupczynski .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Louis Guerra .... first assistant director
Anura Idupuganti .... second second assistant director
Neil Lewis .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Laura Ballinger .... art director: re-shoots
Gwen Bialic .... art department coordinator
Gary Wattson .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
Michael Baskerville .... sound re-recording mixer
Allan Byer .... sound
Mark DeSimone .... adr mixer
Virginia Storey .... foley artist
Jamie Sulek .... sound re-recording mixer
Steven Toepell .... supervising sound effects editor
Alfredo Viteri .... boom operator
Karl Wasserman .... boom operator
 
Visual Effects by
Jeff Bruneel .... visual effects editor
Rob Gyorgy .... digital effects artist
Laurie Kerr .... visual effects producer
Chad Malbon .... visual effects coordinator
 
Stunts
Stephanie Finochio .... stunt double
Charles Page .... stunt double
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Casey Campbell .... gaffer
Christopher B. Green .... first assistant camera
Tony Hardmon .... assistant camera
David Harges .... electrician
Steven Kessler .... still photographer
Phillip Todd .... assistant camera
Leah Yananton .... camera intern
 
Casting Department
Mel City .... casting associate
Winsome Sinclair .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lynn Ollie .... wardrobe supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Ian Hochberg .... Assistant Editor
Joe Landauer .... assistant editor
Michael Yetter .... negative cutter
 
Music Department
Steve Cupani .... music editor
Greg Robertson .... music editor
 
Other crew
Heath Jacob Baldwin .... production coordinator
Seth Copans .... script supervisor
Maryann C. Fondulas .... assistant accountant
Cliff Fuller .... production office coordinator: second unit
Rachel P. Goldstein .... unit publicist
Darrell Higgs .... set production assistant
Vanessa Hoffman .... set production assistant
Cairi Johnson .... set production assistant
Brian Lamia .... office production assistant: re-shoots
Melissa Lintinger .... auditor
Jim McKinney .... key set production assistant
Jeff Murry .... office production assistant
Christopher B. O'Hara .... key office production assistant
Jennifer Quesenbery .... location scout
Kimberly Shea .... production secretary
Sharif Sherrod .... set production assistant
Markham Sindeband .... set production assistant
Curtis Smith .... key production assistant
Jelmer Steenhuis .... set production assistant
Michael L. Walker .... set production assistant (as Michael Walker)
Hughroy Williams .... set production assistant
 

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MPAA:
Rated R for language, and for some violence, sexuality and drug use
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Runtime:
89 min
Country:
USA | France
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
USA:R | Australia:M | Finland:K-13
Company:
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1 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
enjoyed it, 23 March 2003
Author: sdrogue

On a lot of levels this movies comes after several other films that belong in the same genre...do the right thing, save the last dance, romeo and juliet...etcetera...but all films take from other films and all are designed to showcase something new against something familiar...for me it was the fact there is such a tension in the city...and how against such a huge mess, ppl still have unique and personal problems to solve.... I also though this film was very well shot, i loved the way they used the pull focus technique throughout and let the camera get intimate with the characters during the scenes... I loved the music and thought that was brilliant how it showcased their talents without it being a "concert movie" good rental, would recommend it... agreed, that I would like to see the lead actors in a more demanding story...

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